| Psyckosama | 22 May 2012 3:16 p.m. PST |
This is the planned Helicarrier toy for the Avengers line. Think it has 15mm potential? |
| FoxtrotPapaRomeo | 22 May 2012 3:25 p.m. PST |
Yes! There are a number of other movies and shows that use "sky" carriers – eg., "Sky Captain and the world of tomorrow", Doctor Who. I will use with Matchbox Sky Busters craft. |
| Eclipsing Binaries | 22 May 2012 3:38 p.m. PST |
Is that a huge door on the side of the control tower? |
Chef Lackey Rich  | 22 May 2012 3:42 p.m. PST |
Just a johnny-come-lately compared to Spectrum Cloudbase, but it's got some potential for both 6mm and 15mm. If nothing else, those fan nacelles look handy for the bits box. Hmmm, I wonder how it would look alongside the critters from Monsterpocalypse? SHIELD had a helicarrier (the Leviathan) assigned to Godzilla-hunting duties, after all. |
| Lfseeney | 22 May 2012 4:38 p.m. PST |
Any idea of when it releases, no one seems to have it. Lee |
| Psyckosama | 22 May 2012 5:00 p.m. PST |
Yes, that is a giant door. It's a play accessory for the 3.75in Avengers action figures… which among other things means this monster is going to be THREE FOOT LONG. I repeat. THREE FOOT LONG! Quite a bit larger than the Spectrum Cloudbase I do believe. Don't know when its due out though. |
| Katzbalger | 22 May 2012 6:32 p.m. PST |
I estimate closer to 2' based upon the height of the door. Rob |
| Psyckosama | 22 May 2012 6:34 p.m. PST |
All the sites say 3ft based on what they saw at the Toy Show. That said, it might be cool to redeco this to be some kind of full scale military starship. |
| ming31 | 22 May 2012 6:35 p.m. PST |
2 to 3 feet ,It can be used for 28mm |
| Chef Lackey Rich | 22 May 2012 7:18 p.m. PST |
Three feet long? Drat, and I just sold off my Superfigs collection – talk about a ready-made table. Just watch out for knockback. :) |
| Little Big Wars | 22 May 2012 7:31 p.m. PST |
Its like has not been seen since the late 1980s… I want one! |
| palaeoemrus | 22 May 2012 9:40 p.m. PST |
I see it as some massive landing ship(in the WW2 sense) for 15mm. Sort of a flying super-LCAC. That, or an air-pirate attack ship. |
| Lion in the Stars | 23 May 2012 2:22 a.m. PST |
Shoot, at that scale it'd be worth getting one and replacing the island with something more scale-appropriate! You'd need to do something about the map you're flying over, however… |
| Scorpio | 23 May 2012 8:15 a.m. PST |
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| ski2060 | 23 May 2012 10:16 a.m. PST |
Hmmm… cover those Fan nacelles and paint it.. may have a smaller LandShip for Heavy Gear. Guess I'll have to see how much this sucker costs. |
| Kev1340 | 23 May 2012 12:06 p.m. PST |
Forbidden Planet show the Helicarrier as £70.00 GBP due August. Cheers, Kev |
| palaeoemrus | 23 May 2012 12:13 p.m. PST |
$110 USD is pretty rough. |
| Psyckosama | 23 May 2012 1:32 p.m. PST |
Gonna have to wait for the inevitable sale… |
| CeruLucifus | 23 May 2012 4:21 p.m. PST |
My kids have an aircraft carrier toy about the same size. My youngest is already calling it the Helicarrier after watching Superhero Squad and the recent Avengers cartoon reruns (I've judged him too young to see the movie). Anyway, I was thinking we could take that and mock up some rotor nacelles to attach on the side and use with their HeroScape Avengers. Or just use as is, after all there is imagination to work with. |
